Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-09-25
MURDER CONFESSED
HOW A NEGRO NURSE KILLED A
LITTLE CHILD.
Tobacco and Cotton statistics-A Coupon
Indictment-visit Of Richmond
Red Hen-Personsl Notes.
Correspondence Of the Richmond DisDotch.l
PETERSBURG, Va, Sept. "a, 1887.

PETERSBURG, VA, Sept. "a, 1887.
1t is learned that the colored girl re-
Gently arrested and lodged in Jail il
Prince George county charged with
killing the child of Mr.. William Will
liams, residing near the Courthouse,
has made q confession of the crime.
She forced the child to swallow some
concentrated I've, which caused its
death. There is also in Greenvillt
county jail negro girl under charge Of
murder, in the administration OF lauda
mum to the child of citizen of Bel
field, and it was but recently reported
in this correspondence that the child
Of Mr.. George Ray, of Dinwiddie
county, had lost its life by drowning
through the negligence of the nurse, q
negro girl.
At the term of the County Court OF
Surry to be held next week two doc.
tors-one white and the other colored-
will be tried for practicing medicine
without q license. They were indicted
by the last grand jury. There are no
criminal cases of importance on the
docket.
The tobacco year ends with this
month. The total Inspections for the
year mp to this date are 6,li4 hogs
heads, rs against $3.50 hogsheads Ion
the same time last year. The sales OF
loose tobacco thus far have been
577, 1914 pounds.
The receipts of cotton at this port
since the LIST Of September have been
about eco bales, but the stock on hand
is very light.
The collections of internal revenue
for the week amounted to abou,
ST, 800, and the exports Of manufac-
tured tobacco to lG6, 359 pounds.
Delegate George Hall, OF this city,
who has Just returned from the Great
Council of Red Men OF the United
States, reports that the order has in
creased in membership during the past
year fully 1900, and during the past
two years over 10000.
Mr.. A. 3. Guigon, of Richmond,
who is under charge Of selling coupon:
without n license, is also under indict
ment for the same offence here. The
case has been on the docket OF on
Hastings Court for some months, but
has never been brought to trial, be
cause of cOntinuances said to have been
asked for by the defendant 1t is ex
pected, however, that the indictments
will he tried at the October term OF the
court.
The new steamer chartered by tbs
Atlantic and Danvllle Railroad Com
pany and the merchants OF Petersburg
for the James-river trade will arrive
here this evening. The merchants
here have raised n guarantees fund o
$1,000. The boat is to be under tn.
charge Of the merchants.
lieutenant Mallory, OF the polio,
corps, who recently went to New Yocf
for medical treatment, has FetUrneC
home without improvement
Captain J.. l., Marks, president 0
the Young Mems Christian Association
has been invited to deliver an address
before the Lynchburg Association.
Mr.. William NJ. Robinson, OF Swift
Creek, has just returned from New
York, where he went to purchase new
and improved machinery for tho Swift
Creek factory.
Rev. r. r. AGREE, Of Lynchburs
who has accepted the call to the FRS
Baptist church in this city. is expected
to enter upon his labor5 here on tbs
first Sunday in October.
1t is reported that a large party OF
Red Men of Richmond will shortly
come over to Petersburg on a special
train to visit their brethren in this city
1t is needless to say that they will have
a cordial reception.
A good deal of building is going on
in Petersburg. The season has been a
busy one, and at times there was a
greater demand for laborers than could
be supplied.
Colonel Joseph p. Minetree, OF Wash
ington, is in the city to-day.
The weather to day has been very
cool. But for the wind prevailing last
night there would doubtless have been
a killing frost, which would have done
much damage to tobacco and cotton
Throughout this section.
RoBIN ADAIR.